Family Of Stamford Woman Killed In Crash Receives $18.75 Million

Editor's Note: A previous version of this story identified the truck's company as Transervice Lease Corporation, which was inaccurate. The story has since been corrected to reflect this. We regret the error.

STAMFORD/GREENWICH, CT — The family of a Stamford woman killed by a tractor trailer in Greenwich in 2016 will receive an $18.75 million settlement from the truck's company, the Stamford Advocate reports. The company agreed to the settlement Friday.

The settlement comes after five days of testimony and just 24 hours after the case was handed to a jury to decide upon, the Stamford Advocate reports.

According to police, Cristina Ann Vomoca, 38, of Stamford died in November 2016 after her vehicle was hit by a tractor trailer that was getting off Interstate 95 southbound at exit 3 in Greenwich.

The driver of the truck, Jeffrey S. Bodnar, 52, of Metuchen, N.J., is accused of running a red light and trying to cross Arch Street to re-enter I-95 when the truck plowed into a car driven by Vomoca.

In addition to Vomoca, Maiko Kobayashi, 32, of Stamford was in the vehicle at the time of the incident. She suffered serious injuries as a result, police said.

Greenwich Police Sgt. Patrick Smyth said in August 2017 that neither alcohol nor narcotics played a role in Bodnar's driving. That month, he was charged on a warrant with first-degree manslaughter and first-degree assault, police said.

Vomoca left behind a young son, and a GoFundMe page, now closed, raised more than $125,000 to help with his future and Kobayashi's recovery. The women worked at the Hopscotch Hair Salon in Greenwich and had just left work when the crash occurred.